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CHINESE CHARACTER

醒 (xǐng): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

xǐng
to wake up, to startle; to sober up
HSK 416 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

酉 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 醒.

Phonetic component

星 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 16

Write 醒 in 16 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Examples using 醒

提醒

汤姆必须提醒玛丽喂狗。

Tāng mǔ bì xū tí xǐng mǎ lì wèi gǒu。

Tom had to remind Mary to feed the dog.

我很清醒。

Wǒ hěn qīng xǐng。

I'm sober.

清醒

我很清醒。

Wǒ hěn qīng xǐng。

I'm sober.

FAQ

What does 醒 (xǐng) mean in Chinese?

to wake up, to startle; to sober up

How do you write 醒 in stroke order?

醒 has 16 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 醒?

酉 is the radical in 醒. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 醒?

提醒 (tíxǐng): to remind; to call attention to; to warn of; 醒 (xǐng): to wake up; to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to; 清醒 (qīngxǐng): clear-headed; sober; awake.